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 Madoff Receives Maximum Sentence of 150 YearsThough the lawyer for Bernard Madoff, mastermind of the largest and most devastating Ponzi scheme in recent history, had requested that his client spend only 12 years behind bars for his crimes, US District Court Judge Denny Chin sentenced the 71-year-old swindler to 150 years in prison, the maximum punishment allowed. In March 2009, Madoff pled guilty to 11 criminal counts, including securities fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. Chin called the fraud "extraordinarily evil," recognizing the "staggering toll" it took on thousands of individual investors, charitable organizations, and financial institutions. More...
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greedy man
greed·y (grd)
adj. greed·i·er, greed·i·est
1. Excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing, especially wishing to possess more than what one needs or deserves.
The key word "deserves" ....he did not deserve others money. And, in the end, he deserve life in prison.
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Considering the consequences of Madoff's actions, a 12-year sentence would have been an absolute joke.
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Rapacious was the word that came to mind as I read the scope of his misdeeds. Will he serve his sentence at Club Fed or a more secure facility. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rapaciousrapacious Adjective 1. greedy or grasping
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Prior to incarceration they should put him in a locked room accompanied by those whose money he stole for about ten minutes.
Methinks there would be no need for a jail cell afterwards.
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It's not enough he stole billions of dollars from unsuspecting investors, now I've got to support him for the rest of his life with my tax dollars?! Alvrez, I'm with you.
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MichalG wrote:It's not enough he stole billions of dollars from unsuspecting investors, now I've got to support him for the rest of his life with my tax dollars?! Alvrez, I'm with you. So am I, MichalG!!
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